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The Houston Texans have found someone to replace D.J. Reader.
The AFC South champions picked former TCU Horned Frog defensive tackle Ross Blacklock in Round 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft Friday.
Blacklock, a 6-4, 305 pound defensive tackle, has the ability to play at the three technique and also zero technique.
Blacklock went to high school at nearby Missouri City Elkins.
“Teams and fans are going to get a leader,” Blacklock said at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in February. “I’m a natural-born leader as a player. It’s something that just grew a part of me as an athlete. A guy that’s going to be accountable at all times, holds people to high standards, like myself.
“I want people to hold me to a high standard just like I will hold them to a higher standard as well. A guy who just wants to be great. I see people in the NFL, some of the greatest athletes in the world, and I just want to be in the same topic. I don’t do it for money. Of course you get paid a lot of money, but I just do it for the passion of football.”
The Texans still have six picks remaining in the draft. Their next selection is at 90th overall in the third round to conclude day two. On day three, Houston has a fourth-rounder, fifth-round, and three seventh-round picks.